James thomas smith



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J. T. SMITH.

UMBRBLLA 0R PARASOL.

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JAMES THOMAS SMITH, OF NFV YORK, N. Y.

UIVIBRELLA OR PARASOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,566. dated March 23. 1886.

Application filed September 21,1885. Serial No. 177,711.

To all'wwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES THoMAs SMITH, a. citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas and Parasols; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to umbrellas and parasols; and it consists of a novel arrangement and combination, with certain parts of an umbrella-shank, of a spring, which spring forms the subject of my application No. 142,789, al-

lowed September 3, 1885.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view in elevation of an umbrella shank and handle; and Fig. 2, a longitudinal sectional view of the the same, showing my improvements applied thereto.

As vin the application referred to, the spring consists of a single piece of metal, A, having a curved end, c, secured at that end to the tubular portion of the handle B by a rivet, d, so as to turn thereon, and curved at the point c2, to bear against the wall of the tube, and having the straight central portion, b, and an opposite curved end, e, which answers asa thumbpiece; but with my present invention the mode i of combining the spring with the handle part of the shank is completely reversed. In that application the spring-bar extends from the thumb-piece e np the handle toward the canopy, and is secured to the shank by the rivet d.

By my present arrangement the bar extends in precisely an opposite direction,and the rivet d is passed through the shank beneath the han- Thus the rivet upon which the spring works is entirely concealed by the handle when the handle is placed upon the shank, and the shank greatly strengthened at the-point where the rivet is passed through it by the bearin g afforded by the handle. At the opposite end of the shank, above the slide or ruimer H, and below the notch Lwhich holds the ribs of the (No model.)

frame, I place the saine spring-bar, for holding v ly, by the metal ring-stop, thus saving two drillings of the shank.

Although I have shown and described a particular form of spring-bar, it is quite evident that other forms of springs may be employed without departing from my invention, the essential feature of which consists in the mode of securing a spring to the shank of an umbrella or parasol.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination with the shank of an um brella or parasol, a holding-spring riveted at one end to the shank beneath the handle, and extending ont of the slot in the sliank above the handle, and the handle entirely closed, concealing said rivet and forming a bearing directly against it, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the shank of an um brclla or parasol, a holding-spring for the runner, and a ring-stop above the runner, said holding-spring and stop secured to the shank by one and the same rivet, substantially as described.

3. In combination with the stick or handle of an umbrella or parasol, a runner, a stopring above the runner, an upper spring riveted to said stop-ring, and a lower spring for engagement with the runner, the same being riveted to the stick below the travel of said runner, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afifiX my siglliaturc in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES THOMAS SMITH.

Vitnesses:

WILLTAM S. M insn, JOHN GLovnR. 

